{"product_id":"9781784420338","title":"British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and ‘60s\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Greg Morse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Second World War, the drive for the modernization of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British Rail. This beautifully illustrated book, written by an expert on rail history, charts the rise and decline of Britain's diesel-powered locomotives. It covers a period of great change and experimentation, where the iconic steam engines that had dominated for a century were replaced by a series of modern diesels including the ill-fated 'Westerns' and the more successful 'Deltics'--iconic trains of the era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781784420338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Shire Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597368045774,"sku":"9781784420338","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b6d5fea9-975f-4693-b6d7-7ea2ab87bcfe.jpg?v=1637878132","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781784420338","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}